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1skew

verb \ˈskyü\

: to change (something) so that it is not true or accurate

: to make (something) favor a particular group of people in a way that is unfair

Full Definition of SKEW

intransitive verb
1
:  to take an oblique course
2
:  to look askance
transitive verb
1
:  to make, set, or cut on the skew
2
:  to distort especially from a true value or symmetrical form <skewed data>
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Origin of SKEW

Middle English, to escape, run obliquely, from Anglo-French *eskiuer, eschiver to escape, avoid — more at eschew
First Known Use: 15th century

2skew

adjective

Definition of SKEW

1
:  set, placed, or running obliquely :  slanting
2
:  more developed on one side or in one direction than another :  not symmetrical

First Known Use of SKEW

1609

3skew

noun

Definition of SKEW

:  a deviation from a straight line :  slant

First Known Use of SKEW

1688
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